| 105. NO MANS LAND. Geoff and Kate return from Paradise Cove, had a wonderful honeymoon, but because of lost documents, did�nt get married. Paula, DJ. Vic and Nancy upset Geoff and Kate did�nt tell them they were getting married, or that in fact they had�nt married. Geoff and Kate had to tell everyone on the Clinic Run they were not married, DJ. was told by Wilma over the radio that they were to marry that weekend in Broken Hill. DJ. and Paula decide as Geoff and Kate are now a twosome they�ll move all Kate�s belongings out of her house and dump them on Geoff�s verandah. Later Geoff and Kate move her belongings back to her house, as Kate does�nt want to move in with Geoff until they are married. Chris and David do a Clinic Run at a homestead run by women, they don�t welcome David. Chris eventually finds out why they hate men. Geoff and Kate driving back to Coopers Crossing, Kate driving, Geoff just waking up. Geoff: We�re almost home. Kate: I wonder what sort of reception we�re going to get? Geoff: (smiles at Kate) Well, we�ll just have to wait and see. Walk into the Base, it�s empty. Kate: Hello? Geoff: Anyone at home? (Kate rings the counter bell) Well I don�t hear any brass bands! Kate: Well they�ll understand we don�t want a fuss. Geoff: Well considering the situation, it�s just as well. (Kate sees a note on DJ�s. radio console) Kate: I bet it�s our wedding party. (opens note �AT THE PUB�) Geoff: Well it does�nt say that. Kate: They love surprises. Geoff: Yeah. The pub, I suppose we have to go? Kate: I suppose so. Geoff and Kate pop their heads around the pub door. At the side of the room their friends are gathered round the buffet table, talking and eating, no one looks up. Geoff and Kate walk to the bar, only Vic behind the bar notices they�ve come in. Vic: G�day. Have a nice holiday? Geoff: Oh Hi, Yes, umm considering. (Vic walks past them to the buffet table with a tray of drinks) Geoff: (to Kate) We did�nt want a fuss. (Chris looks up from the buffet table) Chris: Look who�s here? (their friends turn to look at them, a few say Hi, then get back to eating) Chris: (puts her arms round Kate, then Geoff) You�re late. Was it erh, hard, dragging yourselves away from the honeymoon? Kate: It was actually. (they all laugh) Geoff: Did you tell them that we were getting married? Chris: Yes. Went down like a dose of castor oil! Geoff: Yes erh, had noticed a certain something. Chris: Well they were�nt very happy when they�d heard you�d sneaked off. Kate: Oh, We did�nt sneak. Chris: That�s their opinion, not mine, but this is what happens when you insist on depriving them of a wedding. Geoff: We did�nt. Chris: You did�nt? You did�nt what? Kate: We, We did�nt get married. Chris: You�re kidding. (just then Sam comes in with Emma, the buffet is Sam�s �Welcome Home�) DJ: Hey Chris, you can have him now. Chris: Look, I have to go on a Clinic Run. You are joking? (Kate and Geoff shake their heads, Chris leaves) Geoff: (to Kate) Shall we mingle? Kate: Yes lets. Just you and me. (put their arms around each other, and walk off) ****************************************** Chris, Sam and David in Nomad on Clinic Run to the Kelly homestead. Sam: I would�nt exactly call them hermits, but erh, but then again they�re not the most sociable family out this way either. David: So it�s just the women, they manage there without the men? Sam: Ah, they�ve got an old guy there that helps them out, rumour has it Bea Kelly only hired him on because the old boy was past his prime. (they all laugh) Chris: Oh cut it out Sam, they do their bit for the Community, it�s just that they like to keep to themselves. Sam: I guess I�m jealous that�s all, they�re doing better on the land than me. How about you buckle up, and I�ll shut up. Chris: Yeah, I�d like a moments peace. David: So erh, What about the Kelly girl? What�s wrong with her? Chris: Well erh, I�m not sure, she�s had a few problems and I�ve been trying to talk to her about them, she just closes up. ****************************************** Geoff and Kate return to the Base, sit at Geoff�s desk, with cup of tea. Kate: Why do they think people get married, for the benefit of others? If they�re going to be so childish about it, they don�t deserve to know whether we�re married or not. Geoff: They think we are. Kate: Tough. I�d �lerve� to give them something to really talk about. Geoff: If everyone assumes that we are living together, Why don�t we? We love each other, if things had turned out right in the first place, we�d be spending our nights together now. Kate: Umm, it�s all back to front, it�s not how I imagined it. (Geoff reaches over the desk, strokes Kate�s cheek and hair) Geoff: Well why not? Kate: (sitting back in her chair) I don�t know. Geoff: (moving towards Kate over the top of his desk) I�m going to be very lonely tonight. Kate: Yeah, me too. Geoff: (starts pulling Kate�s hand, then arm towards him) Humm? (put their heads together) Kate: (laughs) No it would�nt be right. Geoff: Says who? Kate: Me. (Kate gets up from her chair, walks towards the door, Geoff follows, puts his arm round her waist) Geoff: Look, have you thought of what it�s going to look like, an old married couple like us sleeping in separate houses? Kate: (mischievous look on her face) Now that�d give them something to talk about. Geoff: What? Kate: (cups Geoff�s face in her hands, kisses him) I�ll see you tomorrow. ****************************************** Chris at the Kelly house, tries to talk to Jan the eldest daughter, wants Jan to have a chat, but she says she�s okay. Bea: Once that girl has made up her mind. Chris: How�s she coping? Bea: Right as rain. Chris: I�d like to keep helping her if I can, it�s obviously something she�s bottling up. Bea: Umm, if she does�nt want to talk, that�s it, she�ll always be stubborn, that�s for sure, but she might think differently tomorrow, you never know. ****************************************** Kate in her bedroom, unpacking her suitcase. First thing she lifts out is her beautiful wedding suit, hangs it in the wardrobe, puts a pair of jeans onto the bed, then she sees she�s packed one of Geoff�s shirts, takes it out, holds it close, puts it to her face so she can enjoy its smell. Whilst she holds onto it, thinking about Paradise Cove, the �phone rings. Kate: Hello? Oh Hi Paula. What can I do for you? No he�s not, I assume he�s at home. Paula: (calling from the pub) As in his place? Kate: Is anything wrong? Paula: No, No, No No. It�s not important. Umm, You have a nice sleep Kate and I�ll see you tomorrow. Okay. Bye. Kate: (mischievous look on her face) Bye. Paula joins Sam and DJ. sat at a table. Paula: You were spot on. DJ: I told you they got into separate cars. Paula: Umm. She�s at her place, and he�s at his. DJ: Hey. What would two people, right, married and of the opposite sex, spend the night apart? That�s stupid. Sam: I�m sure there�s a logical explanation to it. Paula: No, that�s too simple. Sam: I reckon Kate�s murdered Geoff, now she�s wondering if she did the right thing! Paula: Yes Sam. (pinches his nose) Sam: Hope you two can crack the case. Paula: Thanks. ****************************************** Next morning Geoff arrives at Kate�s house to take her to work, at the same time Paula is passing by on her bicycle, she stops to watch. Kate waiting in the front garden runs to Geoff, they hug and kiss. Kate: Married people don�t do this, do they? Geoff: I don�t think so. (they laugh, walk towards �the beast�) Look Kate, I�d do anything for you, you know that, but this has got to stop. Kate: No, No, if they wanna play spies, I�ll go along with it. (Geoff opens the passenger door, Kate gets into �the beast�, Paula cycles off) ****************************************** Flying in the Nomad Geoff, Kate and Sam. Kate: Geoff, I�ve been giving it some thought. Why don�t we go to Broken Hill for the weekend, and get married there? No one would be the wiser. (they smile at each other and kiss) Nomad lands, Geoff opens the door, as he steps out group waiting at the Airstrip throw confetti, shout Hooray, and sing �Here comes the bride� Geoff: Erh, huh. Just a minute. (steps back into the Nomad, closes the door) Geoff: (to Kate) Have a look. (Kate looks through a window, sees the group still singing and throwing confetti, she smiles and waves) Kate: We�re going to have to tell them. (hold hands and open the door, the group cheers as they appear) Geoff: Urgh, Thank you. Thank you very much. (holds Kate�s hand) Umm, but there is something that we have to tell you���.. ****************************************** Jan branding cattle, sees her younger sister Gayle go into a barn with a young man. She looks through a window and sees the young man kissing Gayle, she attacks him with a whip. Everyone including Chris and David rush to the barn after hearing all the commotion. Bea and Chris can�t get the whip from her, until David grabs her arms from behind, then she drops the whip. Bea slaps her face to calm her down. Chris: I want you to leave us alone Bea, I want everyone to get out of here. Now. Bea: You heard what the Doc. said. ****************************************** In the Nomad, returning to Coopers Crossing, Geoff and Kate are opening presents given to them on the Clinic Run. Geoff: (to Sam) If we double up on toasters, we�ll send one your way. Sam: Okay, it�d better be good. (he smiles) Kate opens a present, a soft knitted toy, Geoff and Kate laugh. Geoff: Are�nt you glad we came clean? Kate: You could�nt have done better if you were on bended knee in front of the Pope. I wish I had a camera. Geoff: Yes. It was quite eloquent. Kate: (smiles at Geoff, nods her head) Umm. Geoff: Argh! Whatever happened to the ancient art of giving toasters? (holds up a pair of bootees) Kate: Do you think they�re trying to tell us something? (Kate holds up a jacket matching the bootees) Geoff: Yeah. They�re hopeless at guessing our sizes are�nt they? (Kate laughs) ****************************************** At the Base DJ. talking on the radio. DJ: Argh Yes, still got one more Clinic to do before they get back. Can I pass on a message? Wilma: Is it true? DJ: Is what true, Wilma? Wilma: That they�re not married? DJ: Now you know I�m not allowed to discuss private matters over the airwaves, okay. Wilma: From what I hear it is�nt that private, everybody�s talking about it. Anyway, tell �em congrats from me, over and out. DJ: Hang on Wilma, I did�nt quite catch that, had abit of static over the airwaves. Can you just repeat that, congrats for what? Wilma: Their wedding in Broken Hill, this weekend. Tell �em to have one on me. DJ: Yeah, Yeah thanks. I�ll pass it on, over and out. (DJ. stunned and angry. Acquaintances on Clinic Run know about Broken Hill, but their close friends don�t) ****************************************** Gayle announces she is leaving, to go and find her father. Bea tells Chris he walked out on her, and left her with two babies. ****************************************** Kate at home, walks into her bedroom carrying all her presents, her room has been emptied of all her belongings. Chris is on an overnight stop Clinic, and Kate has been away all day, so neither has been at the house. Kate goes into the pub, walks to the bar where Vic, Nancy, Paula and DJ. are sat. Kate: Everything�s missing, the whole room�s been cleaned out. Nancy: Your bedroom? (all pretending they don�t know what Kate is on about) Kate: Yes, Lock, Stock and Barrel. Paula: (glint in her eye) Oh well Kate, urgh, you should�ve let me stay there, look after the place. Geoff comes into pub, smiles at Kate, beckons her over to the jukebox, puts on some music. Geoff: What�s going on, you moving in? Kate: What? Geoff: Well I can�t get in, all your furniture�s on my verandah. (Kate looks across at Paula, takes Geoff�s arm, walks to the bar) Kate: It seems erh, all my stuff has been dumped on Geoff�s verandah. Nancy: (with innocent face) But who�d do a thing like that? Kate: Paula? Paula: (smiles, throws her hands up and claps, laughs) Yes. It was DJ�s. idea though, I can�t take all the credit. Dee? DJ: Well we thought that seeing as you�re a twosome now, that we�d lend you a hand and move Kate�s things in. Nancy: But Geoff and Kate are�nt married, are you? Kate: No we�re not, so you can get right back there and unmove me back to my place. DJ: Oh you�re not married. (to Paula) They�re not married. Paula: Oh, erh. (taps DJ�s. chin) It�s just so hard to keep up with things is�nt it? DJ: Well it is, especially if you�re not told anything, it�s very difficult. Vic: (to DJ.) I reckon an apology is due, don�t you? (Kate and Geoff prepare for an apology) DJ: You�re right Vic. You�re absolutely right. (Geoff and Kate look at Paula and DJ. each couple expecting the other to apologise) DJ: Well? Geoff: What? Kate: What, Us, What for? DJ: Well for not telling us that you were married, and then for not telling us you were not married. Kate: We were going to tell you. Paula: But when Kate, on your Silver Anniversary? Kate: Well Yes, the way you�ve all been carrying on. DJ: Let�s face it Paula, we�re always the last to know. Paula: Virtual strangers get to know before we do. Vic: Well I suppose we were all abit upset when you snuck off like that. Kate: We did�nt sneak. Vic: If you want to keep it a secret, it�s nothing to do with us. Kate and Geoff smile at each other. ****************************************** Chris finds out that Bea�s husband abused Bea and her daughters, but does�nt stop Gayle going to find her father. Chris arranges for Bea and elder daughter to get counselling. ****************************************** Geoff and Kate, very tired after moving all Kate�s belongings back to her house. Both flop on Kate�s bed, piled up with her things. Kate: Oh I give up. (Kate sits on bed) Geoff: Look, it should�nt take too long to sort out. Kate: No I mean the wedding. (Kate flops on her back on the bed) Oh let�s give �em what they want. Book the church, send out the invites. (Whilst Kate is saying this, Geoff reaches for a pillow, flops down on bed beside Kate, pillow behind his head, smothering Kate�s face) Geoff: Oh no, that�ll take ages. Kate: Thanks. (to Geoff for smothering her face, brings her head out from underneath the pillow, lays her head besides Geoff�s) They�ll probably want us to get engaged too. (Kate and Geoff look at each other) Kate: Urgh. Ah well, just think of all the extra wedding presents we�ll get. Geoff: How did it get this complicated? Kate: One day, when we�re married, we�ll look back on this and laugh. Geoff: I won�t, I�ll be old and senile by the time we�re married. (Kate laughs) And you�ll regret missing out on my youth. Kate: Oh, I�ve already missed out on that. (Kate giggles) Geoff: I�ll have you know I�m at my prime, you�ll probably never find out. (Kate turns on her side, snuggles up to Geoff, plays with his collar) Kate: Never mind. You know I�ll always remember how we lay here and you bragged and I listened. (touches his chin with her finger) Geoff: (turns on his side to face Kate) I�m not bragging. Kate: Ummm. (Geoff puts his hand around her ear and head, giving her a long kiss) Geoff: Well? (smiling at Kate, playing with her ear) Kate: (licking her lips) You been practising? (they both grin, Geoff tickles Kate, mercilessly) Kate: (laughing) No, No, No No, No No! ****************************************** |